US did not impose new sanctions as human rights situation has improved: Law Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Wednesday that the US did not impose any new sanctions against the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as the human rights situation has improved.
National | 18 January 2023, 06:33 pm, Wednesday
Govt lies about Donald Lu’s remarks: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said that the government has lied about the statement made by Donald Lu, US assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, during his visit to Dhaka last week.
Politics | 18 January 2023, 06:31 pm, Wednesday
Ukraine helicopter crash kills 18, including Interior minister
Eighteen people, including Ukraine's interior minister and three children, were killed in a helicopter crash near a kindergarten outside Kyiv on Wednesday.
International | 18 January 2023, 04:51 pm, Wednesday
Retail gas prices hiked for power plants, industries and commercial users
The government of Bangladesh has raised the retail gas prices for public, private and captive power plants and also for industries and commercial users with effect from February 1.
Economy | 18 January 2023, 04:41 pm, Wednesday
Awami League never thinks what it gets: PM
Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina said her party never thinks what it gets by working for people rather it considers what they could do for people's welfare.
National | 18 January 2023, 02:52 pm, Wednesday
Precautions in income tax return preparation
While working in the Income Tax department, I have noticed various mistakes in the income tax returns of many taxpayers while determining income tax, settling or approving income tax cases.
Opinion | 18 January 2023, 09:10 pm, Wednesday
BNP's 'peaceful' movement means arson attacks, vandalism: Hasan
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said BNP in its Chattogram programme revealed that it could not come out from their traditional acts of carrying out arson attacks and anarchy.
Politics | 17 January 2023, 08:46 pm, Tuesday
BNP has no capacity to oust govt through movement: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the BNP has no capacity to oust the incumbent Awami League government through a movement.
Politics | 17 January 2023, 08:42 pm, Tuesday
Zafar Iqbal admits plagiarism charge in new textbook, expresses sorrow
Eminent writer and academic Md Zafar Iqbal and Professor Hasina Khan have expressed their sorrow over the plagiarised contents found in the new class 7 science textbook edited by themselves.
National | 17 January 2023, 08:32 pm, Tuesday
Shakib Khan goes to America again
Dhallywood's popular actor Shakib Khan went to America again, a source from Dubai confirmed the news to Dhaka Prokash on Tuesday.
Entertainment | 17 January 2023, 08:17 pm, Tuesday
Messi's Argentina coming to Dhaka on June
The World Cup winning team of Argentina with Lionel Messi is coming to Dhaka in June.
Sports | 17 January 2023, 09:22 pm, Tuesday
Haji Salim freed on bail
Awami League member of parliament Haji Mohammad Salim, who was in a prison cell at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital, has been freed on bail.
Politics | 17 January 2023, 07:29 pm, Tuesday
IMF delegation calls on Speaker
A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at her JS office.
National | 17 January 2023, 06:55 pm, Tuesday
Vietnamese president resigns, criticised for major scandals
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned Tuesday, becoming the most senior member of the government to step down after a series of high-profile corruption scandals for which he was held responsible.
International | 17 January 2023, 06:49 pm, Tuesday
Mirza Fakhrul returns home after health checkup
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has returned home from hospital after receiving treatment.
Politics | 17 January 2023, 05:12 pm, Tuesday
Saudi govt reduces Umrah insurance cost for foreign pilgrims by 63%
The Saudi government has announced that the cost of comprehensive Umrah insurance for foreign pilgrims has been reduced by 63 percent.
Religion | 17 January 2023, 05:07 pm, Tuesday
Bangladesh to be first in Asia to receive loan from IMF’s ‘Resilience and Sustainability Fund’
Bangladesh is going to be the first country in Asia to receive loan from International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) ‘Resilience and Sustainability Fund’ (RSF).
Economy | 17 January 2023, 05:01 pm, Tuesday
Dhaka air seventh most polluted in the world this morning
The air quality in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka is deemed 'unhealthy' this morning (January 17, 2023).
National | 17 January 2023, 10:58 am, Tuesday
Equatorial Guinea dissident dies in prison
A prominent dissident in Equatorial Guinea has died in prison after being taken from South Sudan in a suspected kidnapping and handed a 60-year jail sentence, his opposition group said Monday, reports AFP.
International | 17 January 2023, 09:57 am, Tuesday
Top US general visits training site for Ukrainian soldiers
Monday was just Day Two for Ukrainian soldiers at the U.S. military’s new training program, but the message was coming through loud and clear, reports AP.
International | 17 January 2023, 09:53 am, Tuesday